Knowledge, attitudes and skills in melanoma diagnosis among doctors: a cross sectional study from Sri Lanka

Knowledge, attitudes and skills in melanoma diagnosis among doctors: a cross sectional study from Sri Lanka

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and skills of non-specialist doctors on timely referral of suspicious lesions for melanoma diagnosis. Results One hundred and twenty-three doctors (mean age; 30.4 years, SD ± 8.015) were enrolled. Very few (3.3%) correctly state...

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Main Authors: H. M. M. T. B. Herath, B. S. D. P. Keragala, W. A. E. Udeshika, S. S. M. Samarawickrama, S. P. Pahalagamage, Aruna Kulatunga, Chaturaka Rodrigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Malignant melanoma
Knowledge
Attitudes
Skills
Sri Lanka
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3499-y

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